Thursday, January 12, 2006

ED, Dr. Willie Mack placed on administrative leave [D88]

District 88's board of education voted 4-2 to place Dr. Willie Mack on administrative leave pending a hearing to terminate his employment. The majority included Ron Anderson, Maria Castrejon, Tommie Miller and Marilyn Thurman. Antonette "Toni" Dorris and John Wicks voted against the motion. Board president Althea Busby excused herself after the closed session and relinquished the gavel to Castrjon.

Parents were outraged to the point of disrupting the proceedings. Professional educators were crying.

Former District 89 superintendent Drew Starsiak will replace Mack at the same rate of pay. Maywood Herald (John Huston) covered the firing of Starsiak.

The meeting started at 5:34 PM without board member Miller present. The board promptly went into closed session. After returning from close session all board members were present. Busby announced that she would have to "take leave" and appointed Castrejon the acting chair. Castrejon invited board attorney Emanuel Christopher Welch to sit next to her so she would conduct the meeting properly.

The audience was invited to comment before the board considered motions.

Danielle Smith said, "If there is a problem with our superintendent our community deserves to know it in an open forum."

Sharon Hill added, "We're crucifying him before we know what he can do."

Ms. Wilborn added, "If you didn't come to the parent involvement committee... you weren't trying to hear the parents."

Yesterday there was a parent involvement committee attended by board members Busby, Castrejon, Dorris and Wicks. The parents complained about having to buy paper because the limits placed on photocopying by the school administrators. Also, a student named Chaniqua told about severe bullying problems she was experiencing.

Thurman became defensive and characterized the meeting as a meeting to bash the board. She also claimed she didn't get either the notice sent home with her daughter or the one put into her board package. Of course the board packages were tampered with, most likely by Sam Gardner, who was acting at the behest of the person or persons that sought to fire Mack. Thurman insisted she had a conflict too.

Anderson was somewhat haughty when he talked about his own academic commitments and the number of semester hours he takes toward getting his MBA. One definitely got the impression that Anderson's first priority is bettering himself and that his school board duties need to be fit around his personal priorities.

Miller cited a "prior engagement".

One of the audience members, Ms. Hobbs explained to the board how she missed her own college graduation to participate in her child's education.

The exchange about the parential involvement committee led to the first getting nasty in open session. Dorris stood and said in a lound voice, "We did educate the parents about the garbage going on [in District 88]."

After the verbal exchanges over the parent involvement committee, Wicks declared in a loud voice, "I believe this is an illegal meeting." He explained that the meeting was reconvened from the Monday board meeting that started but was postponed for lack of an agenda. "A reconvened meeting does not have a new agenda." Wicks offered a motion to table the meeting. Only he and Dorris voted for it.

HEY BENNY FROM STONE PARK,WE HAVE UR NUMBER, THE PEOPLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE TRACK ARE NOT SLEEP, GO MANAGE UR ILLEGAL PROSTITUITON RINGS AND STRIP CLUB, GO AND STRONG ARM INTERNATIONAL BANK EX'SNOT OUR KIDS, DISTRICT 89 DAYS WILL NEVER BE AGAIN

“He has agreed to work with the board, and I commend him,” Flowers said. Parents have long called for Starsiak’s removal, he added.

Oh, my gosh, this is terrible news for the parents and children of District 88. We suffered under this guys rule in Maywood for years and were thankful to get rid of him. How could the board do such a thing to the people who sent them their to represent them? You have no idea what you are in for and your highly paid attorney and board are the authors of this. I am so sorry for you and am sure that you are in for such a ride at your expense. Awful, awful news.

Thank you distict 89 parent, it is exactly what I thought HE would be, a puppet for the POLITICAL WHORES of this district and township. Should they be named...ummmh why not?? Emanuel Chris Welch, Tommie Miller, Ronald "RC" Anderson, Maria Castrejon (what a disappointment), and of course Chuck's favorite piece. The Marilyn YOU BUNCH OF WHORES. You sell out your children for ??????? what?????

Chris is your momma proud of you? Is this the type of education you received from District 88 and 209?

ASK CHRIS ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND THE NO BID PASS THROUGH CONTRACT. HE GAVE HIM AT 209 FOR CONSTRUCTION SVCS. SOUNDS LIKE GENE MOORE, EMM BUSINESS...UR FIRED IS FAVORITE SHOW, BUT I'M NOT A LAWYER WILL BE THE NEW SLOGAN IN THE YEARS TO COME..SAD EXAMPLE OF A BLACK MAN...I RESPECT UR DRUG DEALING RELATIVES MORE THAN U. NO INTEGRITY IS YOUR GAME...A BUST DOWN FOR THE MOB..U NOW HAVE THE MONEY TO BLEACH UR SKIN TO MATCH UR BLUE EYES..BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE THE TENACITY OF A PITBULL AND THE ARE WILLING TO RISK IT ALL TO STOP UR MADNESS..WATCH UR BACK....OUR COMMUNITY SHALL NOT SUFFER FOR UR ANTICS....THERE WILL BE A GROWING NUMBER OF POLITICAL VIGILANTES, COLLECTING THE CHANGE ON UR SORRY ASS.SO LET GAMES BEGIN...THE FBI SHALL NIMBLE AT UR NARROW ASS....U SNAKE...

FIRING,,,STEALING FROM KIDS,,,USING LAW FIRMS AS CASH PAS THROUGHS...$95,000 AT DIST 88. BACK IN APRIL...OVER 3 MILLION IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS FROM 209...GET IN A FIGHT AND SUE AND STEAL..COGLINESE/WELCH FORMULA FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS...

MARYLIN THURMOND HAS OVER 20 YEARS ON THE BOARD AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE THE FOLLOWING:

SHE HAS OVER 50 CLOSE ASSOCIATES ON THE PAYROLL OF DIST 88

SHE HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWNER OF PEOPLE'S CAB..BABY DADDY..SHE GAVE HIM 80K IN DIST 88 PAID CHILD SUPPORT FOR DELIVERY SERVICES CONSISTENJTLY FOR A FEW YEARS...

ASK HER FOR HER DEBT TO INCOME RATIO AND THE TRUE NUMBER OF DEPENDANTS....

SHE HAS MANAGED TO HELP STEAL MILLIONS WHILE BUILDING ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONG WITH BAXTER VENDING....

HOW MANY TIMES HAS ANNETTE PINEADA STOCKED MARLYN'S PANTRY WITH FOOD FROM DIST 88 STOCK IT'S JUST 10 STEP AWAY

HEY MARILYN UR ARE NEXT!!!!!!!LET FLARE IT UP..TRIGGER TRIGGER..TRIGGER.....MAYBE U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE SO CROOKEDLY, YOU HAVE BEEN TEACHING UR METHOD ACTING TO A NEW PROTEGE' OR NEARBY NEIGHBOR...FEAR(RACKETEERING) BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER....

YOU GOTTA LOVE OUR HOMEGROWN CRIMINAL FROM KEELER AND MADISION

ASK HER HOW MANY ASSOCIATES OF HER RUN THE LUNCHROOMS ,DRIVE THE BUSES AND DON'T SWEEP THE HALLS THAT UR CHILDREN WALK DOWN...

ASK HER ABOUT THE VARIOUS WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION SCAMS, THAT INVOVLE HER IMMEDIATE RELATIVES..

Passing Ireland headquarters is depressing seeing that he is supporting Welch and Moore. I supported Ireland in his race for Mayor, but his recent butt kissing of Welch is a disgrace. Ireland preached that Bellwood needs a Black mayor, but he supports Welch a black man that fires competent, well educated Black men and hires DUMB white men. Welch hates himself so much that he takes it out on other Black men. I will never support Ireland again and I am glad that I was able to see his true colors. Ireland has sold out his community to partner up with Welch and Moore. Another one bites the dust.... I wonder will they give Ireland a piece of Proviso's insurance money. Is that what Ireland is expecting? It is sad that Blacks are stealing from their own people. They are just using Ireland for now and will toss him like an old dish rag. Why? Because he is a black man. Welch and Mooore perpetuate self hatred among blacks! Proviso is a the true "Windy City".

Hey District 88, welcome to the continuation of politics, in the bad sense of the word, with Coglianese previous 89 puppet superindentent and his last puppet, Drew Starsiak. I admittedly know little about 88 but 89 had to be, next to the Cicero schools, village, township and community college, the WORST form of blatant corruption of patronage politics at least in the western suburbs. Danny Boy Coglianese use to even hold closed meetings before school board elections that all the non-teaching employees were required to attend were they were warned that their jobs were on the line if a school board were ever elected that did not care about jobs and contracts but cared about educating our children. I think there is some hope for District 89 but my own children went through the 60's, 70's and 80's in 89 and 209 and prospered academically in spite of a lackluster educational system that still, in 2005 does NOT HAVE a middle school or junior high program that is in existence almlost everywhere. Children used to try to sneak into Proviso East from Chicago, now Maywood and area parents lie to avoid the 209 schools. I vowed years ago to fight Danny Boy as long as I lived and, question, where is he now and how much influence do he and his ilk still have. One problem is that sometimes the competing sides are both dominated by those who have other interests besides education. For example, when it is a Manzo versus (fill in the blank) I couldn't support either one. Anyway, you get the picture.

What a breath of fresh air, some who is not afraid to speak out against Danny Boy...Cogliense...He always controls most of the oppossing sides he is doing just that..let's look at the Plantation/Gangster style politics connection...

Chuck of course provides daily walks for his bitch Marilyn..Who has litters of loyal corrupt or scared Dist 88 employees...

Illegetimate Son #3Micheal Manzo

A small time toupe' wearing thug, who has ties to organized crime, Affectionately an FBI mole, He spilled the beans on Serpico, he has told on Welch after Welch exposed his Oakbrook hideout..He is definetly a shit starter, and king of extortion..he schooled Chris Welch..He is Tony Peracia's Chief of Staff, he tries to broker every major law suit tied to any local muncipality. He believes all Maywood/Bellwood reidents are clueless, He uses people like Ken Leggin as a pawn and then uses his resources to cover up his Big law firm connections to cover his invovlement..He is also behind the opponent running against Debroah Graham with eugene moore. he is an under study of Danny Boy..and has known to micromanage Chuck Baxter close friend with benny from stone p.

Stone Park/Elmwood Park Mob Connection

Joseph Birdie he from Elmwood Park.. the glue and middle man or sit down man for all the local italian american mayors..he prides himself in getting things done, he's associated with ex-mayor natale of stone park whom serving some time for his deeds...he now leashes and walks Chris Welch classmate Mayor Benny Mazzulla. He also brags about his connections to pasquale, serpico and ex gov george ryan...he has been sued by an ex girlfriend for extortion and misuse of a property she owns for intended phony address to maiintain his trustee seat in Stone Park...we all know you dont live there,,,he's double crossing benny with his ties to serpico...everybody knows....he is the ultimate local joe pesci shakedown man..he has committed bank fraud under federal lending laws and is cooperating with the feds...

Ya see Danny is the hand and has left a plague on our communnity by fostering such vermon.. we must stop da madness..You wont get elected to any school board without some connection to this man..every school board meember has a connection to this man on every board in this area and across the county.. he has a proven formula and resources to execute.....

Here is a classic example of how our community is hoodwinked...Gene and Chuck and their cohorts take notes from this scheme unfolded in the Maywood Hearld....divde and couquer...

Manzo admits to calling DeNunzio-DeVivo, but said the phone call was not what members of the board expressed and believes they were prompted by longtime township power broker and former ally Dan Coglianese to make the allegations about him. He alleges Coglianese told DeNunzio-DeVivo she would loose her job if Manzo was selected for the position.

"It was awkward because we were applying for the same position," Manzo said in regards to the phone call with DeNunzio-DeVivo. "I called to say what Dan Coglianese said about losing her job was untrue. If she was fortunate enough to get the position, then congratulations. If I got it, I'd like to keep her on.

"She's in a difficult position. She has to listen to Dan Coglianese and Joe Abruzino to keep her job

Recap: Dr. Mack was let go from Dist. 88, and a new person was brough in. De'javu, since last April Dr. Montoya was let go the same way that it happend to Mack; now Wicks and Dorris are crying and bitching, why? Because it was not their idea; however, it was their bright idea to bring in Dr. Mack. Who knew him? Wicks. Who pushed to bring him in? Wicks. It seems he-Wicks-has been calling the shots, and is easy to see why: he intimidates people by his height and tough looks, but really, who allows a person who has the brain the size of a grain of salt to intimidate them?

Now Dorris, seems that she can't think for herself, and only follows Wicks lead. Busby, well, the day of the meeting she left to class, yet people were pointing the finger at Anderson for having gone to school the day of the parents' meeting.

It seems we have too many players for Dist. 88: Wicks and his team; Baxter and his team; and Welch and his team. Which one is the lesser devil? Which team does truly have the well being and the education of the students in mind?

Lets look at some facts:

Wicks brought it Mack, and Graham. Both individuals who could not take a fart without Wicks approval.

Baxter has been in the quiet, maybe pulling some strings from behind the curtains, so far, only Thurman is connected to him.

Welch, people seem to forget that he is the attorney to the District, and he is the attorney because WICKS and DORRIS pushed for him to be brought back; now they are cryign!

Another fact is that Wicks and Dorris brought in Castrejon, Miller Busby and Anderson; and only because Castrejon, Miller and Anderson are able to think for themselves,now they are on the list of most wanted of Wicks. He, Wicks, knew Anderson had been a childhood friend of Welch, and that Castrejon works for Village of Stone Park, with his old classmate Mazzulla. Miller, he is the coach of the basketball team for 209, things Wicks was aware of, and now he is complaining.

Should we feel sorry for Mack? In a way, yes. The man was used, but he too used the distric and it's money. Just picture him not having to go to work and be paid, with his "buddy" Brownlee, the so called preacher, by his side.

Let's see if this next time, they--the board--make a decision in which the students are the main and most important reason.

This sounds exactly like a Chris Welch flunkie/ Chuck Baxter slave, bitch be real.. you are a product of slavery...your words scream influence and inuindo, you support an image and idolize an era...They would put your ass out on the street if you didn't march to there orders...so in an effect you are exactly the oppossite of what many of our great leaders fought to repress in our community...Your no better than the kid that idolizes the local pimp or the Rev "IKE"...you pay dues to an image of destruction...You don't have a clue of how to run an effective educational institution , neither do you care to look past your checkbook...effectively your prone to social programs, such as disability and welfare...It is a shame because you seemingly are still conectted to these programs without the title...You have fallen into a social pyramid game, sort of like a gang or cult...you don't know it because there no sense of self esteem.. You probably rely on your position because your're afraid of the outside...Black history is made everyday and you destroy the premise of it with such an outlook. You follow a common hood whose training is from a westside gang..he took order beyond his thought pattern and after many years of abuse he shifts his genocide on the uneducated masses...you embrace this garbage just like commercialized Christmas..Step in arena correctly and justly...I pray for your soul...

Great leaders don't steal from our children or use every add on social program as an invitation to pillage the already lackluster allocatted resouces but to answer you question hefer I sorry about refering to you as a bitch, because I see now that you prefer to be milked...?Your whole persona spells use me great master. Matbe your afraid of strong blackmen because you desire to be one!

Leaders who don't steal from our children, where can they be found? Every person who is being part of this battle is mostly doing it to get ahead, to become somebody, and others because they just don't like what the other person has to say.

Thiefs will be found everywhere, but it takes one strong team to set and FOLLOW the rules.

Afraid of black man? Not at all. Afraid of man-want-to-be? Yes. I do not desire to be a black, I am happy being who I am, regardless of the color of my skin.

You say I prefer to be milked; and I see that you seem to be VERY FAMILIAR with what that is, because is in that how you got to be who you are? By milking others????

As I stated, you have your opinions, I have mine.

You want to follow a great leader? Start by setting an example and being able to see yourself for whom you really are.

God said: let the one who has not committed a sin throw the first stone. Are you perfect? I know I am not, but I also know that I am I happy with who I am.

You are the shit that exist in Dist 88. You are concerned about my comment because they describe your mode of operation. So we shall continue to inform the parent of educational orgy of destruction.. Don't hate the player hate the rules of the game you live by you vermon roach..D-con has arrivved to exterminate the likes of Welch-Baxter clones....

Parents this exactally the attitude of a common Dist 88 employees, they do anything like a common whore to maintain their pennies....

It's obvious that the "rules" you refer to are the ones that you make up as you go along.

Remember that between black and white is a lot of gray, and one common goal must be reached between all parties.

I am involved with Dist. 88 due to my children attending that district, and I have been involved from the beginning.

If you do continue to imform parents, make sure you imform them of the truth; remember that there is 3 sides to every story: your side, their side, and the truth. Only because you don't agree with someone does not mean they are lying, or just because I don't agree with you it means that you're lying.

As I stated in my first comment, which team is the one that will do the least damage to our children? Which team will do what is right for them? But furthermore, why do we have to have teams? Why can't they just get together like so called professionals and put aside their differences to reach the goal of educating our children?

I will no longer write any comments, only because I have already spent too much time writing my opinions, and all you do is insult me. It makes me wonder if you are so unhappy with yourself that you can't have a nice dialogue or conversation with someone with out getting defensive or insulting.

She's not a Dist 88 parent, if you read between the lines she has a vested interest. She lacked the discipline to work with and for Dr. Mack, because she used to running around like a banshee in the wild. Chuck only you requires to work toward the interest of keepin the balance of power in his interest...

if not when he was reached out to.. he would have not rejected the oppourtunity to work toward a common goal is our children, not just his economic development and that of his cohorts outside the communnity..Chuck please retire you'll been in the game over 35 years and their is a more educated tax base and the current infusion of leaders will proven that too you.

You see as usually Chuck and his poeple speak upliftment but they choose to be the slavemaster overseer.. Chuck has brought the mob back to Dist 88...Who.. Joseph Birdie is a mobster from Elmwood Park/Stone Park he has put a sign in our community to make his gang territrory , we must tear it down, the sign and the organization...Feds help us

It’s really a shame that so many uneducated people are signing on to this blog. If you don’t attend the District board meetings (which I’m sure most of you don’t) then you shouldn’t comment. Mr. Wicks and Ms. Dorris are two people who have “jezebel” tactics. For those who don’t know who Jezebel is she was a controlling and manipulative person who tried to have everything her way or had the people who went against her “taken care of”.

Calling people names and disrespecting them just shows that you don’t think highly of yourself.That’s right to put down others just to build yourself up says that you don’t have a life of your own.

And if you were “Real” then you wouldn’t have to hide behind this blog to say how you feel. Why don’t you contact the person(s) you are speaking negatively about and call them the names you mention on the blog or accuse them of all that you are accusing them of? Only a COWARD would spread lies and rumors on the internet.

INGNORANCE IS IN THE EYE OF THE EXPOSER..TRUTH IS WHAT IT IS..IT HURTS THOSE THAT IT AFFECTS...IT BRINGS SHAME TO THOSE THAT HARNESS TO DARKNESS BEHIND IT...TO THOSE WHO CANNOT READ BEYOND MY ANGER *****FUCK YOU***** YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY SECOND CLASS CITZEN AND ALLOW BULLSHIT TO UNFOLD BEFORE YOUR EYES BUT AS A COMPETENT BLACK MAN I WILL NOT ALLOW THE WEAK MINDED TO REPRESENT THE MASSESS, WE MUST DOUCHE' THE INFECTED MINDS OF THE ILL INFORMED MINORITY..

I POSE A QUESTION WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE MADNESS ?

HOW WOULD YOU ELIMINATE BOSS POLITICS IN PROVISO TOWNSHIP?

IS THERE A SOLUTION ?

YOU MAY FOCUS ON MY RHETORIC BUT YOU NEGLECT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!

SO LET'S DIVE INTO THE REAL ISSUES, LET'S SET ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES..POLITICAL VIEWS..AND FILL IN THE DIVISION AMONGST THE MULTITUDE..FOCUS ON KIDS AND THE REAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY!

LET'S SET ASIDE PERSONAL ECONOMIC ENDEAVORS..I ASK THOSE THAT SPEAK OUT AGAINST MY THOUGHTS...TO BRING SUNLIGHT TO A DARK SITATUTION...

LET'S STOP HIDING BEHIND THE PLANTATION BOSSES OF PROVISO TOWNSHIP...BECAUSE COME MARCH THEY TOO WILL ONLY BE MEMORIES AT THE WEST TOWN MUSEUM

I'll tell you is that the immediate effects not only effect me but you , because our linage has no good example or role models to look up to....We are teaching them to harness dark acts by not speaking out...It sort of like the current fashion fade of wearing a no snitch shirt....We continue to hide behind bullshit!!!!!!!!

Anonymous, at 5:27 PM...you have so much to say yet, you remain anonymous...AND WHAT DOES RAY ZAABEL'S NAME HAVE TO DO WITH ANY OF THIS???....who cares who his attorney is? Anthony Scarinno is THE best school attorney in the state of Illinois, why wouldnt they use him...coinscience or not? - Ray Zaabel

Hi Ray!!! I see you too enjoy laughing at some of these comments! Funny how some people don't know what the heck is going on in their own lives or their childrens' but they do know who your attorney is!

Thank you Chris for posting for Ray Zaabel who is not computer literate....He was a crook in 89 and 88 and was replaced with a crook, or crackhead..yea Ray is connected but it doesnt negate the bullshit he supported....Marilyn/Coglenese/chuck counterpart...it's sad he retired by abusing our community...fucking our stupid women and bossing our stupid men as he states but we accept that, it ok because he's white...he has committed rackteering and various other felonous crimes but we accepted that...Chris don't misrpresent the man trying to start another one of your famous lawsuits...watch the game..everything said here is public knowledge yse the Freedon Of Information Act..use it and set your mind free from plantation politics.......tthe truth is the light